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“what’s past is prologue”—Bill Shakespeare, The Tempest

/ feb 2010

02.28.2010 | 4:23 PM EST

Who are You? I Am Kloot And who the hell is Kloot? It’s not you, and it’s not me, and it’s certainly not John & Bree. Shit. That wasn’t supposed to rhyme. Once upon a time, Morrissey and The Verve hitched a ride with Robyn Hitchcock, rounded up the Go-Betweens and made their merry way to a Paris cabaret where David J was taking…

02.27.2010 | 9:23 PM EST

Spot On: Some Songs Considered The idea behind NPR’s All Songs Considered has spawned a musicologist as obsessive, if not considerably more disciplined and eloquent, as yours truly. Brian Wall’s Some Songs Considered blog serves up daily observations focusing on a single track–as catchy an idea as Rob Grover’s charming blog The Song That Got Stuck In My Head...

02.27.2010 | 2:23 PM EST

Obama, One Year In Ok, maunet will not be a place to voice my political opinions. This forum is devoted to much less consequential topics (though I would argue and hope you agree that music, humor, film, art and literature are certainly worth a minute or two of your day). Nevertheless, friend Miles Cliatt articulates beautifully on the subject,…

02.27.2010 | 1:23 PM EST

Rat Race: Cats 2, Dogs 1. Cats Win. I know there’s a whole roost of folks that are “not cat people,” or say that they’re “more of a dog person” or, at their most vulgar extreme “hate cats,” (you in particular, can suck it). Great. Fine. I get it. Dogs are cool. They’re funny and loyal and goofy and fun outdoors. If I…

Drum Solo: Rare Non-Wanky Variety Even as a huge fan of all things percussion, I think we can agree to draw the line at the drum solo. As if it was possible, they are even more wanky/showboat-y than their 6 or 4-string counterparts. And though there’s a certain melodic narrative to the drum circle, it’s still god-awful hippie shite. But…

02.24.2010 | 4:23 PM EST

The Kitchen Sink:Your Creativity Down the Drain Those in creative fields still beholden to client demands (record labels, global brands, movie studios, corporate retailers, the list goes on…) are well familiar with the mercenary principle: you gotta make a living, the client is “always right,” (but not really, ever). So whaddya do? Suck it up and deliver often-emabarassing, sub...

02.23.2010 | 4:23 PM EST

Artful CGI. Avatar Can Suck It. This is not narrative filmmaking, simply some stunning architectural sequences created entirely with CGI. Sweet use of rack-focus and the texture work is amazing. Avatar can suck it. Great stuff at the 7:15 mark. It’s a little long/repetitive, the guy could use an editor, but impressive that he wrote, “shot,” lit, directed, rende...